Creating or Editing a Tool Profile

This procedure explains how to create or edit the tool profile associated with a robot.

All robots have profiles that make up part of their controller data. The tool profile defines tool data such as the weight of the tool and its TCP offset.

Before you begin: To perform this procedure, you must have a robot and at least one robot task defined.
  1. In the Motion Controller section of the action bar, click Tool Profile .
  2. Select the robot from the PPR tree.
    The Tool Profile dialog box appears (the version below shows both what is available after you select the More button).

  3. Select the options desired, and click OK.
    A new tool profile appears under the controller node, which is under the robot node, on the PPR tree (in the example, the new tool profile is Tool.2; the current tool profile is Tool.1).
  4. Right-click the new tool profile, and select Tool.2 object > Definition. Enter the data that applies.

    For more information about the data fields, see Tool Profile Dialog Box.

  5. Click the Set TCP button.
    The Set TCP Offset dialog box appears.
  6. Once this dialog box is completed, click its OK button.
  7. Click the OK button in the Tool Profile dialog box.
    The tool profile is now defined. If you want the tool profile you just created and defined set as the tool profile for the robot, right-click the tool profile on the PPR tree, and select Tool Profile object > Set as current. The green check mark beside a particular profile indicates that it is set as current (see the ROCKER1 profile).